Clete is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Clete as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Clete orbits the sun every 61,100 days (167.28 years), coming as close as 28.67 AU and reaching as far as 32.03 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Clete is probably between 53.279 to 119.135 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
Clete's orbit is 27.70 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
Clete's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 28, 2003. It was last officially observed on Nov. 27, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 40 observations used to determine its orbit.
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